Timothée Chalamet was born to be a lead actor. Simply put, the film suffers when he is not on screen and thankfully there are very few instances when he isn’t.
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is a Towering, Tiring Meditation on Fatherhood, Love, and Grief
At a Q&A following a revival of Martin Scorsese’s Casino (1995) earlier this year in New York City, screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi explained that he saw Scorsese’s upcoming film The Irishman as the last in a quartet of gangster films starring…
First Trailer for ‘Birds of Prey’
It’s ladies night next February for fans of the DC Extended Universe. The first full-length trailer for Birds of Prey hit the internet on Tuesday October 1st. The latest movie entry in the DCEU continues Warner Bros. and DC’s shift…
Loro Movie Review: A gorgeously messy study of the diabolical burlesque of the powerful
Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino has an uncanny talent of studying the rise, and, consequentially, of the powerful. His entire filmography is replete with stunning explorations of individuals situated at the highest echelons of political and economic dominance; his films acknowledge and…
Sheila Hancock’s Force of Personality Injects Life in the Otherwise Tepid Edie
During the filming of Simon Hunter’s Edie, famed octogenarian actress Sheila Hancock became the oldest person to ever climb Suilven, one of the most famous, tallest, and imposing mountains in Scotland. The feat is an extraordinary one even for younger…
Angel Has Fallen Review: A mundane journey in mediocre action
Boredom sets in long before the start of Angel Has Fallen. I start my journey to the movie by changing out of my work clothes into something more comfortable. Instead of something complex like a dress shirt with buttons and…
Kings of Beer Movie Review: A fizzy, low-calorie look at competitive budweiser brewing
Over the years I’ve heard many, many jokes about Budweiser beer. Some of them aren’t exactly appropriate for general audiences—my favorite involving, shall we say, canoe-based copulation—but one of the most to-the-point goes as such: Q: “Did you hear Budweiser…